ELLIS LEWIS
Brooklyn, NY| lewisej@alumni.beloit.edu
| |(917) 744-6003
https://www.ellisjordanlewis.com/
EDUCATION
Beloit College, Beloit, WI Major: Literature Studies
Graduated:
May 2020 Minors: Journalism and History
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant for Journalism
course at Beloit College Fall
2020
Assisted
professor and students with remote learning and editing student documents.
Coached students to improve their writing, including grammar and word choice.
Beloit Fiction Journal
Editorial Board
Spring 2020
Discussed
and selected short fiction stories to be placed in the 2020 Beloit Fiction
Journal.
Amsterdam News Intern
Reporter/Emma Bowen Foundation Fellow
Summer 2019
Wrote
1-2 articles per week about community events, citizens, and movements within
the city for
highly acclaimed, the first Black newspaper in the United States. Conducted
interviews and background research and reviewed archival footage to help ensure
accuracy of articles. In addition, was responsible for formatting articles for
the digital newspaper.
Our Time Press Intern
Editor
Summer 2018
Conducted
interviews wrote about and photographed community events and meetings within
the community for the Brooklyn-based publication.
Radio
Personality
Spring 2018
Hosted
a 30-minute to an hour-long radio show titled "Ellis and Friends"
would discuss a variety of subjects from music tastes or topics suggested by
listeners
Intern at Office of
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer Summer
2016
Researched and edited Borough President’s publications;
edited and wrote letters to constituents; attended community events; contacted
constituents to discuss Borough President’s policies.
Student Excellence and Leadership Office
Spring 2016-2020
Scheduled appointments with mentors and
students organized new office spaces, and responsible for correspondence.
Honors:
Beloit College Recipient: Presidential
Scholarship $25,000 annual award
Beloit College Student Excellence and
Leadership Program
Beloit College Rising Star Award
Beloit College Honor Student
SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel. Experienced in Google Drive, Sheets, and Slides. Also experienced in both Zoom and Google Hangouts.
